… Continue reading →]]>0TheraDochttp://www.theradoc.com/?p=52822014-08-05T20:52:35Z2014-08-05T20:52:35ZExpanding industry leading electronic clinical surveillance solutions to approximately 1,000 facilities. • Strategic combination positioned to drive quality outcomes improvement beyond current health information technology capabilities • Complementary data analytics and real-time surveillance expertise will support next-generation predictive clinical apps … Continue reading →]]>0TheraDochttp://www.theradoc.com/?p=52742014-07-17T03:16:39Z2014-07-17T03:15:32ZMany bacteria and other microorganisms linked to hospital acquired infections can survive on non-antimicrobial surfaces within a healthcare environment for extended periods of time.1 As a result, hospitals implement rigorous cleaning protocols for hospital rooms. The nature, timing and frequency … Continue reading →]]>0TheraDochttp://www.theradoc.com/?p=52722014-07-17T03:15:03Z2014-07-17T03:15:03ZOne of the primary tactics used in the prevention of hospital acquired infections is to isolate the patient physically from exposure to other patients. In much the same way Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is used to create a physical barrier … Continue reading →]]>0TheraDochttp://www.theradoc.com/?p=52702014-07-17T03:17:30Z2014-07-17T03:14:20ZClinical surveillance is a broad term, which can have different meanings for different healthcare organizations. Broadly speaking, clinical surveillance is the process of clinician review of patient data for purposes of identifying opportunities to improve patient care and patient experience, … Continue reading →]]>0TheraDochttp://www.theradoc.com/?p=52682014-07-17T03:13:48Z2014-07-17T03:13:48ZInfectious diseases can be contracted from exposure to inorganic materials where microorganisms are present. One of the primary sources of hospital acquired infections is microorganisms living on the surfaces of the hospital room and instruments which may come into direct … Continue reading →]]>0TheraDochttp://www.theradoc.com/?p=52662014-07-17T03:13:17Z2014-07-17T03:13:17ZPersonal Protective Equipment (PPE) is equipment or clothing which has been specifically designed to protect healthcare workers against the hazards of their trade. One of the most common hazards in a healthcare environment is exposure to bodily fluids or aerosols … Continue reading →]]>0TheraDochttp://www.theradoc.com/?p=52642014-07-17T03:12:41Z2014-07-17T03:12:41ZIntact skin is critical to the prevention of infection. During surgery, the patient’s skin is typically broken and/or foreign objects (such as diagnostic or surgical instruments) are inserted into the body. Accordingly surgeries and other invasive procedures carry with them … Continue reading →]]>0TheraDochttp://www.theradoc.com/?p=52622014-07-17T03:11:26Z2014-07-17T03:11:26ZThe execution of effective hand washing protocols is critical to enhancing the success of hospitals’ efforts to prevent hospital acquired infections and strengthen nosocomial infection surveillance.

The link between the hand hygiene of health care workers and the prevention of

… Continue reading →]]>0TheraDochttp://www.theradoc.com/?p=52602014-07-17T03:10:55Z2014-07-17T03:10:55ZIn 2008 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began implementing a strategy intended to reduce the prevalence of hospital acquired infections. The CMS strategy incentivizes hospitals to reduce hospital acquired infections by withholding Medicare reimbursement for cases … Continue reading →]]>0TheraDochttp://www.theradoc.com/?p=52582014-07-17T03:10:13Z2014-07-17T03:10:13ZAs practiced in hospital and health system environments, the discipline of Infection Prevention is intended to addresses factors related to the spread of infections. These may include transmission from patient to patient, patients to staff, staff to patients, or among … Continue reading →]]>0TheraDochttp://www.theradoc.com/?p=52562014-07-17T03:39:31Z2014-07-17T03:09:03ZInfection Prevention and Control is the healthcare discipline which is primarily concerned with the prevention of hospital acquired infections (HAIs), also known as healthcare-associated infections or nosocomial infections. This area of care is sometimes referred to as simply Infection Prevention … Continue reading →]]>0TheraDochttp://www.theradoc.com/?p=52462014-06-26T23:11:17Z2014-06-26T23:07:02ZEven as the rate of antibiotic-resistant infections is on the rise, the number of new antimicrobial drugs approved in the United States continues to decrease. Current efforts to guard the quality of patient care by combating the increase of drug–resistant … Continue reading →]]>0TheraDochttp://www.theradoc.com/?p=52442014-06-26T23:05:26Z2014-06-26T23:05:26ZDetroit Medical Center (DMC) has had a longstanding antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) consisting of the establishment of guidelines and pathways, developing and enforcing restriction policies for certain antimicrobials, targeting opportunities for de-escalating antimicrobials, as well as intervening on culture reports. … Continue reading →]]>0TheraDochttp://www.theradoc.com/?p=52092014-05-10T19:26:07Z2014-05-10T19:22:59ZAPIC 2014 – Anaheim

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The article illustrates how TheraDoc’s active alerting was used in combination with antimicrobial stewardship interventions on patients with gram-negative bacteremia. The study discussed in

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